Dorchester Lumber Co. to join since-gone sawmills
LINKWOOD, Md. — One of the Eastern Shore’s three remaining pine sawmills may soon close. Dorchester Lumber Co. is scheduled for auction next month and will likely be sold piecemeal, said Michael Dickinson, who owns the Dorchester County mill with his...
read moreAg industry criticizing antibiotics bill
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Agriculture advocates are protesting a state bill that would further restrict farmers and veterinarians from treating their animals with antibiotics.Senate Bill 471, sponsored by Sen. Paul Pinsky, D-Prince George’s, would tighten a law...
read moreVirginia’s Eastern Shore growers concerned about looming weather delays
HORNTOWN, Va. — It’s no secret it’s been a wet winter in Virginia. As of Feb. 25, the USDA’s crop progress report estimated 82 percent of the state’s topsoil had surplus moisture.In addition to creating muddy pastures and cropland, the weather has started...
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Dorchester Lumber Co. to join since-gone sawmills
LINKWOOD, Md. — One of the Eastern Shore’s three remaining pine sawmills may soon close. Dorchester Lumber Co. is scheduled for auction next month and will likely be sold piecemeal, said Michael Dickinson, who owns the Dorchester County mill with his...
read moreU.S. officials keeping eye out for African swine fever
BLACKSBURG, Va. — While African swine fever has not been found in the United States, pork producers are on high alert to keep it that way. “African swine fever virus is a contagious viral disease of pigs, and its spread across Europe and Asia has caused...
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